Lynn Wyatt, one of the chairmen of the benefit premiere of Urban Cowboy, rides the mechanical bull at Gilley's Club.

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Lynn Wyatt, one of the chairmen of the benefit premiere of Urban...

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American model and actor Jerry Hall and her sister, Cindy, at a party for director James Bridges's film 'Urban Cowboy' held at Gilley's in Pasadena, Texas.

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American model and actor Jerry Hall and her sister, Cindy, at a...

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Mickey Gilley, who's national music career began on the stage at Gilley's Club, in Pasadena.

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Mickey Gilley, who's national music career began on the stage at...

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John Travolta prepares to ride the mechanical bull at Gilley's in "Urban Cowboy."

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John Travolta prepares to ride the mechanical bull at Gilley's in...

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A cowboy in a modern setting, John Travolta applies his force to the new punching bag installed at Gilley's, the largest honky-tonk in America, in "Urban Cowboy."

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Lance Turner rides the mechanical bull at Gilley's Club on May 24, 1985.

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Lance Turner rides the mechanical bull at Gilley's Club on May 24,...

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Singer Lacy J. Dalton welcomes the "new year" with Mickey Gilley during a taping of a New Year's Eve party at Gilley's Club.

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Singer Lacy J. Dalton welcomes the "new year" with Mickey Gilley...

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Honky-tonk legend Mickey Gilley touts Gilley's Beer in 1979.

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Honky-tonk legend Mickey Gilley touts Gilley's Beer in 1979.

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Dance floor at Gilley's Club in 1985.

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Dance floor at Gilley's Club in 1985.

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Ronald Labiolais and Steve Broussard at Gilley's Club in Pasadena, Texas.

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Ronald Labiolais and Steve Broussard at Gilley's Club in Pasadena,...

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Photo of Mickey Gilley in the 1970's.

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Photo of Mickey Gilley in the 1970's.

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PASADENA, TX - CIRCA 1975: Singer and club owner Mickey Gilley performs with his cousin piano player Jerry Lee Lewis at Gilley's Club in Pasadena, Texas in circa 1975.

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PASADENA, TX - CIRCA 1975: Singer and club owner Mickey Gilley...

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Mickey Gilley, left, handled the singing and Sherwood Cryer ran Gilley's when this photo was taken at the Pasadena club in 1980.

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Mickey Gilley, left, handled the singing and Sherwood Cryer ran...

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Sherwood Cryer, shown in 1987, stands outside of the club.

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Sherwood Cryer, shown in 1987, stands outside of the club.

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Mickey Gilley, left, with "Killer" David Ogle, Gilley's Club bouncer who was featured in the movie Urban Cowboy.

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Mickey Gilley, left, with "Killer" David Ogle, Gilley's Club...

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A ticket stub became a souvenir in 2005 as Gilley's, the legendary Pasadena nightclub, was torn down at the behest of the Pasadena school district.

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A ticket stub became a souvenir in 2005 as Gilley's, the legendary...

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The "Welcome Rodeo Fans" sign is down during the demolition of the last-standing Gilley's structures. The Pasadena school district acquired the property.

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Gator Conley, who used to work at Gilley's Club in Pasadena and was featured in the movie Urban Cowboy, walks around the site where Gilley's once stood, in 2005. A fire gutted the building.

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Gator Conley, who used to work at Gilley's Club in Pasadena and was...

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Gator Conley rides the mechanical bull that was featured in the film "Urban Cowboy." In 1980, Conley was teaching John Travolta how to ride the bull; now it sits in the shuttered G's icehouse in Deer Park.

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Gator Conley rides the mechanical bull that was featured in the...

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Gilleyrat Gator Conley stands next to the sign at Gilley's Club in 1980 for the 25th Anniversary of the movie Urban Cowboy.

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Gilleyrat Gator Conley stands next to the sign at Gilley's Club in...

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John Travolta is shown in character in the movie Urban Cowboy, filmed inside Gilley's Club in Pasadena during the summer of 1979.

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John Travolta is shown in character in the movie Urban Cowboy,...

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In 1999, Sherwood Cryer talks about the old days when Gilley's Club was wildly popular.

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In 1999, Sherwood Cryer talks about the old days when Gilley's Club...

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07/1988 - the sign at Gilley's Club

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07/1988 - the sign at Gilley's Club

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The parking lot at Gilley's is full in 19890.

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The parking lot at Gilley's is full in 19890.

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Sherwood Cryer, former owner of Gilley's, stands next to the original mechanical bull that John Travolta rode in the movie Urban Cowboy.

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Sherwood Cryer, former owner of Gilley's, stands next to the...

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Sherwood Cryer, the former owner of Gilley's, at his original ice house called G's in Deer Park in 2005.

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Sherwood Cryer, the former owner of Gilley's, at his original ice...

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Mickey Gilley, who's national music career began on the stage at Gilley's Club, in Pasadena.

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Presidential candidate Gary Hart is sized up by two patrons of Mickey Gilleyís club after the man on the left gave Hart his cowboy hat when the candidate made an impromptu visit to the famous Texas Honky Tonk in Pasadena, Sunday, April 30, 1984.

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Presidential candidate Gary Hart is sized up by two patrons of...

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Man getting thrown from the bull at Gilley's.

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Man getting thrown from the bull at Gilley's.

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The sign at Gilley's Club in 1988.

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The sign at Gilley's Club in 1988.

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The new Gilley's beer, a blonde ale, is rolling out now. It's made by No Label Brewing Co. of Katy.

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The new Gilley's beer, a blonde ale, is rolling out now. It's made...

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The new Gilley's beer, a blonde ale, is again touted as a "premium Texas beer."

04/16/1980 - Mickey Gilley, left, with "Killer" David Ogle, Gilley's Club bouncer who was featured in the movie "Urban Cowboy". HOUCHRON CAPTION (05/15/2005) SECNEWS: ON SCREEN: Gilley, left, and Gilley's bouncer, "Killer" David Ogle, both made appearances in "Urban Cowboy," the movie that made the club famous.

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URBAN COWBOY -- A cowboy in a modern setting, John Travolta applies his force to the new punching bag installed at Gilley's, the largest honky-tonk in America, in "Urban Cowboy." Paramount Pictures. 1980, all rights reserved. HOUCHRON CAPTION (10/18/1992): John Travolta packs a punch in Urban Cowboy.

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URBAN COWBOY -- A cowboy in a modern setting, John Travolta applies...

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05/21/1980 - Lynn Wyatt, one of the chairmen of the benefit premiere of Urban Cowboy, rides the mechanical bull at Gilley's Club.

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05/21/1980 - Lynn Wyatt, one of the chairmen of the benefit...

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Miranda Lambert will perform at Sam Houston Race Park as part of the Verizon Wireless Concert Series on Friday, March 16. Photo Credit: Buddy Lee Attractions

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04/17/1987 - Gilleyrat Gator Conley stands next to the sign at Gilley's Club. Gator was featured in the movie "Urban Cowboy".

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Mickey Gilley, left, and Sherwood Cryer, owner of Gilley's Club, shot in June 20, 1980 in Pasadena. HOUCHRON CAPTION (05/15/2005) SECNEWS: ORIGINALS: Mickey Gilley, left, handled the singing and Sherwood Cryer ran Gilley's when this photo was taken at the Pasadena club in 1980.

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Mickey Gilley, left, and Sherwood Cryer, owner of Gilley's Club,...

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Portrait of Sherwood Cryer, owner of Gilley's, stands next to the original mechanical bull that John Travolta rode in the movie "Urban Cowboy" which is now at his original ice house called G's in Deer Park, Friday, March 11, 2005. For project on the 25th anniversary of Urban Cowboy. (Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle) HOUCHRON CAPTION (05/15/2005) SECNEWS: SHADES OF THE PAST: Sherwood Cryer, who once owned nearly every beer joint in Pasadena, lives in a trailer in Deer Park, behind his shuttered ice house, G's. The business is filled with Urban Cowboy memorabilia, and Cryer still builds and sells mechanical bulls.

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Gilley's: Old ticket for Gilley's nightclub in Pasadena, Texas with the demolition of last standing structures in background. The Pasadena school district acquired the property and plans to build a school on the site. Photo by Carlos Antonio Rios Houston Chronicle HOUCHRON CAPTION (11/09/2005) SECNEWS COLORFRONT: A ticket stub found Tuesday became a souvenir as Gilley's, the legendary Pasadena nightclub, was torn down at the behest of the Pasadena school district.

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A whole new batch of Buds and Sissys could soon be flocking to Pasadena to look for love in all the wrong places, if all goes to plan for a legendary country singer and his business partners.

Last week country legend Mickey Gilley took to his Facebook page to tease plans for a new Gilley’s location in his native Pasadena. It obviously excited residents in the area and most everyone who’s ever seen “Urban Cowboy” at some time.

Plans have been rumored for what seems like years now, with officials from Pasadena and even Gilley himself dropping hints about a new era of honky-tonk to come to the city, nearly 25 years since the world-famous location was gutted by a fire in 1990.

The Original Gilley's is best known to those outside of Texas as the backdrop for the John Travolta film "Urban Cowboy," which was filmed around Pasadena and Houston.

For locals it could be where they met their husbands, wives, or snuck their first beer.

The old Gilley's opened in 1971 and hosted nearly every major country star in the late 1970s and early 1980s. There are recordings of early George Strait shows at the club that are pure Texas heat. You can hear the Justin boots sliding across the dancefloor as women swoon.

Original Gilley's memorabilia is still a big seller on eBay.

Last summer Gilley reached out to potential investors via a video posted on Facebook to see if anyone in the social media landscape would want to invest in the new venture. At the time Jeff McDonald, Gilley's personal assistant, said Gilley wanted his new club to look much like it did in the old days, with an eye on replicating the original interior with a modern twist.

Gilley can currently be seen most weeks in Branson, Missouri, performing at his own theater. He performs there a few nights a week, and comes back to Texas twice a month to attend to business affairs.

He has backed off a bit from Branson gigging as the economy there has taken a dip. He now spends more time on the road playing with fellow Gilley's alum Johnny Lee.

Gilley himself will be back in the Houston area on Thursday night for a party at Katy's No Label Brewing Co., where there will be a screening of "Urban Cowboy".

There will also be plenty of new Gilley's beer on hand to drink. A new version of it was released by the craft brewer in May to the delight of fans of all things Gilley.

Speaking from his office in Branson, Gilley says that the No Label version of his old beer is better than the original that was in the club all those years back.

August 5 will be a big day in Gilley's world, as that will be when he gets word whether or not the new Pasadena club will be a reality.

At 78 years old it sounds like he's ready for a new chapter in his career. He’s told family members he would like to solely be in the singing business, and not the club or theater game. Talking to Gilley, it sounds like he feels that he’s running out of time to open up back in Pasadena, but he has a sense of humor about it.

"I asked my lawyer the other day "Are we going to get this thing done before I die?" he laughs.

He wouldn't be a part of the daily operations for the proposed club, but he definitely has a distinct vision for what he wants it to look and feel like, since it would have his name on it.

Plans for the new complex last summer included a restaurant, a concert stage, and a museum, and all that a country dance hall would imply. A location off Red Bluff and Fairmont, near the Pasadena Convention Center, is the intended location of the club complex, according to Gilley.

He wants state-of-the-art everything, from lighting, staging, the dance floor, the bar, without losing the charm of the old ghost that he and co-owner Sherwood Cryer helmed.

"The club needs the right kind of atmosphere, you know, cool in summer, warm in the winter, not wet when it rains," he says. He estimates that it will take about 18 months to build the club once work eventually begins.

The decor, he says, won't be much different than the one made famous in the movies, just a bit modernized. Yes, there will be a mechanical bull, but even mechanical bull tech has come a long way since 1980.

There are already Gilley’s locations in Dallas, Las Vegas, and two in Oklahoma, but coming back to Pasadena would be a sort of homecoming for Gilley.. It’s a gift to the city and the people that treated him so well all those years back, he says.

He and Cryer didn’t part on such great terms (almost legendarily), he admits, due to business differences. One of his wishes is for a life-size statue of him and Cryer shaking hands to be included at the site of the new Gilley’s club.

“If it wasn't for him I probably wouldn't have a music career or anything that I have now,” he says.